Interior Ministry to Offer Gun Amnesty
The Ministry of Interior is scheduled to offer a gun amnesty in a bid to fight the proliferation of firearms in the country.
This was disclosed by the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in a statement issued on October 27, 2025.
According to the Commission, this is part of a number of policy actions the Ministry is considering for implementation in the coming days or weeks.
“For some time now, illicit firearms have crept quietly into our homes, markets, streets, social gatherings and traditional celebrations. They have turned small quarrels into funerals, land disputes into wars, misunderstandings into gunfights, and traditional celebrations into mourning. These illicit firearms are gradually writing stories of fear, death, crime, sorrow and regret in our societies.”
It therefore affirmed the need to take immediate steps to deal with the proliferation.
With the amnesty in place, the statement explained that any person in possession of an unregistered or illicit firearm will be able to surrender it without facing arrest, interrogation, or prosecution.
“This will be a chance for every citizen in possession of an unregistered or illicit firearm to surrender it, walk free, and help make Ghana safer for all. This is not a witch hunt, nor is it focused on prosecution.”
It encouraged all persons with illicit firearms to take advantage and hand them over to the government.
“Get ready to hand it in when the time comes. Each weapon surrendered will be one less instrument of fear, one less threat to our children’s safety, and one more step toward a peaceful Ghana.
“When you surrender your gun, you are not giving up power; you are reclaiming peace. You are protecting lives. Including your own. You are saying “No” to gun crime, “No” to gun violence, and ‘Yes’ to Ghana.”
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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